Katherine Kiefer Stark (Artistic Director / Dancer) is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher committed to the belief that the world is socially constructed and that we create rather than merely discover its significances.  This philosophy is the driving force behind her work.  While dealing with serious themes, Katherine has a quirky sense of humor and enjoys adding this layer into her work. Katherine received her BA in dance in 2002 from Connecticut College and her MFA in Choreography in 2009 from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Katherine’s work has been presented by One Arm Red, American Dance Festival’s Acts to Follow, Choreo Collective, the Goose Route Dance Festival, the Asheville Fringe Festival, the Greensboro Fringe Festival, the Fringe Wilmington Festival, Last Mondays, and the Etc. Performance Series.  Katherine has danced in Connecticut, Philadelphia, New York, West Virginia, Rhode Island, and throughout North Carolina performing contemporary work by various choreographers including John Gamble, Courtney Greer, Lacy James, Luis Lara Malvacias, Meredith Monk, Deganit Shemy, Christina Tsoules Soriano, and BJ Sullivan.  She has been a member of CTS Dance, the John Gamble Dance Theatre, and Immediate Theatre - an improvisation collective directed by Katherine Ferrier - as well as collaborating with Courtney Greer. 

Barbara Tait (Director of Research and Administration / Dancer) is excited to serve The Naked Stark in a new capacity as the Director of Research and Administration. She relocated to Philadelphia in 2009 after graduating from the University of North Carolina Greensboro with a B.A. in Dance and minors in English and Psychology. Since moving to Philadelphia she has worked in various roles within The Free Library of Philadelphia, coordinated the Artist-in-Residency program as an intern at thefidget, served as a classroom assistant for a West African dance class offered to children at Jane Addam’s Place, taken poetry classes through Mt. Airy learning tree and taught dance to third graders with After School Activities Partnerships. In addition to her work with The Naked Stark, she currently teaches Dance for Parkinson’s Disease, works as a Computer Assistant at a Hot Spot funded by the Free Library Foundation, and is pursuing a master's degree in Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh. 

Megan Wilson Stern (Director of Development / Dancer) moved to Philadelphia in September 2011 from her home state of North Carolina.  She graduated in 2009 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a B.F.A. in Dance and a second major in French.  In the summer of 2011 Megan received a Staff Assistant Scholarship to attend the American Dance Festival.  During the festival Megan studied as a full time student and worked in the Performance Office under the direction of Sarah Tondu.  Since moving to Philadelphia, Megan is proud to have performed in the Fringe Festival and the Inhale Performance Series, and to be working with The Naked Stark as Director of Development and as a dancer.  She also teaches children's classes at The University City Arts League.